A poem for a friend

She got her heart broken and I wish I could hold her

I dug through the archive to find my older poems when I got my heart absolutely shattered in hopes it would soothe a dear friend of mine.

Sweetheart, I know. I know. I know. You will get through this.

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We are curled up in front of the fire place,

you told me everything

you have held onto for twenty years

I guess somewhere you knew I would keep it

even after we went our separate ways

you used to tell me how easy I was to talk to

and that I made you feel safe

you never doubted my devotion to you

when you left, that was the only thing I could salvage

You will remember me by the way I kept you like an oath

And I will remember you, always, how you kept me captured in potential

A shelter to your hauntings and your misery,

You used to tell me you wanted me to be in your life forever

A selfish act to further keep me at arms length, I know now

I would rather bleed on my own than have you tend to my wounds

And that you did not even deserve to dream of me, or get lost

in my ever-lasting faith.

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Give yourself time, sunshine will grace your skies again. <3

Your friend, Amanda